However, that has now been knocked down by the Baku City Circuit, who organise the Azerbaijan Grand Prix – the 2021 edition of which took place in early June and was won by Sergio Perez after his Red Bull team-mate, Max Verstappen, crashed out in the closing stages due to a tyre blowout when set for victory.ĪutoMotorSport.az contacted the Baku City Circuit company who, they say, “officially declared the information disseminated is not true – there is neither such a demand nor such an offer”. "Formula 1 is now working on the details of the revised calendar and will announce the final details in the coming weeks" #JapaneseGP 🇯🇵 #F1 Ĭheck all the latest 2021 teamwear via the official Formula 1 storeĪzerbaijan is on the amber list and due to its relative geographical proximity to Turkey, it had been suggested as a potential candidate to fill the October 10 slot.
With most of the Formula 1 teams based in the UK, it means a race in a different country on the following weekend, which Japan has vacated, would need to be arranged in order to avoid personnel having to serve a week-and-a-half’s hotel quarantine on their return from Istanbul. The cancellation of Australia on November 21 had left one TBC row on the schedule and now another has appeared, with the Japanese Grand Prix on October 10 also having fallen due to the effects of the ongoing pandemic.ĭoubts also continue over the American triple-header which begins in the United States on October 24, followed by Mexico and Brazil on the following two weekends, due to cases of Covid-19 being on the rise again in those countries.Īlthough the calendar up to the end of September looks well set, there also now has to be a question mark over the Turkish Grand Prix on October 3 due to that country being on the UK’s travel red list. With Formula 1 remaining committed to trying to stage 23 races this season, two gaps already exist – and there could be more to come. Azerbaijan Grand Prix officials have ruled out staging a second race to plug a hole in the increasingly complex 2021 calendar.
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